Praised by The L.A. Jazz Scene as a musical duo that can “draw out the beauty in the rich melodies and play the music with taste, sensitivity, and a real affection for the idiom,” Ivory&Gold® celebrates the greatest examples of American jazz, blues, ragtime, Broadway and hits from the Great American Songbook. The internationally renowned American musical performer and historian Max Morath hails Ivory&Gold® as “musically flawless.”

The duo, consisting of Anne Barnhart (flute and vocals) and Jeff Barnhart (piano and vocals), was formed in 2001 to perform at the prestigious annual Jazz Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho. Subsequently, Ivory&Gold® has been invited to appear in hundreds of venues from coast-to-coast, among them The Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, AZ, Twin Falls Center for the Arts, The Tempe Center for the Arts, The Kerr Cultural Arts Center in Phoenix, AZ, The Tulsa Performing Arts Center, New Hampshire’s Wolfboro Friends of Music Concert Series and an annual concert at the Reutlinger-Brune Victorian Palace in San Francisco, to name but a few.

Engagements outside the United States have included concerts and workshops in Kigali, Rwanda (at the request of the Swiss Ambassador), a feature in Caesarea, Israel, as well as the 400-year-old concert venue Zunfthaus Zur Waag in Zurich. Ivory&Gold® is well known in the United Kingdom, where annual tours include appearances in Selby Abbey in York, The CatStrand Theatre in New Galloway, Buccleuch Theatre in Langholm, Darlington Arts Centre in Darlington and both Neal’s Yard and the Pheasantry in London.

Individually, Anne and Jeff could not have come from more disparate musical backgrounds. Anne is a magna cum laude graduate of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and holds both bachelor and masters degrees in music. Following extensive master-class experience performing for world renowned artists Jeffrey Khaner and Goran Marcusson, Anne participated under Ransom Wilson in the Academie International d’ete de Nice held in Nice, France. Anne is a member of the International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians in the Classical and Light-Classical Fields. Anne’s teachers include Vanita Hall-Jones, John Wion and Ransom Wilson. She is consistently lauded for her impeccable tone and phrasing and effortless virtuosity.

Jeff Barnhart is a highly regarded pianist, vocalist, arranger, bandleader, recording artist, composer, pedagogue and entertainer. He began his professional career at age 14 performing throughout New England at jazz clubs and restaurants, both as a soloist and with ensembles. He continued to maintain a busy performing schedule while earning a double bachelor’s degree in Music and English (summa cum laude) from Connecticut College. He earned his Master’s in Education from the same school, but found that teaching English got in the way of his real love: performing, composing and teaching music! Jeff is on the road performing over 300 shows a year in all corners of the globe, many of them featuring Ivory&Gold®.

Ivory&Gold® has played to packed houses on six of the seven continents in every imaginable scenario. This husband-and-wife team continues to thrill audiences with music, history and humor, enjoying a hectic schedule of concert, festival, and private home appearances. The Barnharts’ versatility and rapport create an incomparable listening experience for all ages and in all settings, from an intimate 20 person gathering to a 2000 patron event. Along with exciting concerts on land, Ivory&Gold® has performed at sea on cruises with, among others, the exclusive Peter Deilmann, Regent, and Crystal Cruise lines.

A typical concert features a wide variety of styles from Ragtime to Swing, Broadway to Gospel. As a duo, Ivory&Gold® boasts eight recordings, with their latest album, Just in Time, released in July, 2014. In addition, both Anne and Jeff appear on the prestigious USA-based Arbors Records label.

Programming
concepts, with music drawn from the rich repertoire of ragtime, swing, jazz
classics, Broadway and the Great American Songbook are available in both one-
and two-hour versions.

“Our American Tapestry: From Ragtime to Broadway - and Beyond”
“The Great American Songbook in Melodious Medleys”
“Timeless Tunes from Stage and Screen”
“Spanning the Pond - Beloved Songs of the U.S. and U.K.”
“Home for the Holidays”
"Songs and Stories of Tin Pan Alley"
“The American Vaudeville Story–Traditions and Innovations”
“Blues, Jazz and Razz-ma-Tazz”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Irving Berlin”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of George Gershwin”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Jerome Kern”
“Hits and Forgotten Gems of Cole Porter”
“George Gershwin’s New York”
“Harlem Nights”
“Autumn in New York”
“S’Wonderful Melodies”
“They’re Playing Our Song”
“You Must Remember This”
“A Jewish Festival of Broadway Treasures”
“Along the Mississippi”
“Giants of Jazz”
“How Do You Spell Love?”
“Stardust Melodies”
“Ain’t Misbehavin’”
“Top Hats and Ball Gowns”
“Oh, My Tap Tap Tappin’ Feet!”
“Beat, Blues and Ballads”
“From the Lower East Side to Broadway”
“America’s Tunesmiths - Their Stories and Their Songs”
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
“Timeless Tunes from Stage and Screen”
“Summer in the USA: RED Hot Swing, WHITE Lights of Broadway & Cool BLUES”
“Ballads and Blarney - A Visit to the Emerald Isle”
“Rhythm and Romance"
“Favorite & Forgotten Gems of the Great American Songbook”
“Ragged & Righteous Blues”
“A Ragtime Journey from Favorites to Discoveries”
“Broadway, Blues, Boogie and Beyond”
“The Muse from Yale: The Magnificent Cole Porter”
“Swing Time”
“Spreadin’ Rhythm Around”
“Bridges: The Connective Force of Music”
“On Wings of Song: Celebrating Love, Praise and Inspiration”
“They’re Playing Our Song”
“Ragged and Righteous Blues”
“Love is in the Air”
“Crazy Rhythm”
“Salute to America”

Programs for specific events or
focused on one composing/writing team are also possible. To view a
representative cross-section of Ivory&Gold’s performance
repertoire, please visit the “Promo Page” of its website: www.ivoryandgold.net.

"BRIDGES" (2017)

Bye Bye BluesA Good Man Is Hard to FindThe Lover’s WaltzTake Away My HeartUndecidedFor Sentimental ReasonsCreole BellesAlmost Like Being in LoveA BientotAvalon(I’ve Got the Blues) But I’m Just Too Mean to CryThe Dark IslandCrazy RhythmDream a Little Dream of Me‘S WonderfulAnnie’s SongI Want to Be Happy

Red Hot Mama Just in TineBlue AutumnSwingin’ Shepherd BluesDill PicklesIt’s Only a Paper MoonOblivionViper’s DragI Got LoveWon’t You Play a Simple MelodyWhat Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?San Francisco Bay BluesWhen the Work Is Done, I’ll DanceGood Gravy RagMidnight, the Stars and YouSome of These DaysWhat a Wonderful World

I Got RhythmThe EntertainerIfOh, Lady Be GoodAutumn LeavesAlexander’s Ragtime BandBlue SkiesWater from an Ancient WellPennies from HeavenBlue Good RagMahna de CarnavalAin’t Misbehavin’Fly Me to the MoonSomeone to Watch Over MeIt Don’t Mean a Thing

Deep Night-Blue Is the NightA Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareStrangers in the NightStar Dust‘Round MidnightWhen You Wish Upon a StarIn the Still of the NightStars Fell on AlabamaThe Music of the NightThe Night Has a Thousand EyesTurn Out the StarsTender is the NightVincent (Starry, Starry Night)Stairway to the StarsI Could Have Danced All Night

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a LetterStranger on the ShoreIsle of CapriOld Cape CodHoosier RagLullaby of the LeavesAll God’s Children Got RhythmThat Missing You RagOld Fashioned LoveWhat is This Thing Called Love?As-tu le cafard?Red Rose RagI Have DreamedBasqueSong of the WandererJ

Bless the Beasts and the ChildrenAmazing GraceErev ShalomI BelieveWade in the Water - Wayfaring StrangerHis Eye Is on the SparrowPreludeGo Down Moses - Come SundayOn Wings of SongAbundant LifeNobody Knows the Trouble I’ve SeenPrecious Lord, Take My HandPlanxtyLet There Be Peace on EarthYou’ll Never Walk Alone

My RomanceMy Heart Will Go OnSkylarkSchindler’s ListWaltz for DebbyBut BeautifulNature BoyWhat I Did for LoveAll in Love Is FairAnnie’s SongRaindrop PreludeI Still BelieveSomewhere Over the RainbowDon’t Cry Out LoudAshokan FarewellEverytime We Say Goodbye-Climb Ev’ry MountainNever, Never Land

Angel of MusicMy Funny ValentineMariaNot While I’m AroundMemoryWishing You Were Somehow Here AgainSomewhereAll I Ask of YouI Dreamed a DreamDon’t Cry for Me, ArgentinaSend in the ClownsCrazy WorldThink of MeBring Him HomeTonightAnyone Can WhistlePeopleOn My OwnSummertimeSo in Love

Christmas Is Coming Santa Claus Is Coming to TownJingle BellsDing Dong Merrily On HighWinter WonderlandFrosty the SnowmanRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasHolly, Jolly ChristmasWhite ChristmasSilver BellsNoel NouveletCarol of the BellsDetroit CarolMedleyAngels We Have Heard on HighIt Came Upon a Midnight ClearAway in a MangerHoly NightSilent NightThe Holly and the IvyI Saw Three ShipsSleep of the Child JesusGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenJoy to the WorldLittle Town of BethlehemWe Three KingsCome All Ye FaithfulHallelujah Choruswith The Phoenix Brass

Ivory&Gold offered heart-stopping rhythms and down-home style, thrilling the audience. Jeff Barnhart is an entertainer par excellence, pianist, vocalist and composer. Anne Barnhart has extensive classical flute experience and is know for the clarity of tone, impeccable phrasing and seemingly effortless virtuosity. But don’t let that fool you. Their jazzy songs, plain-folks humor and delight in entertaining were evident from the first note on. Their menu of songs prompted thunderous clapping and singing along.

GEORGETOWN GAZETTE (CA)

Jeff and Anne Barnhart, performing as Ivory&Gold, took an appreciative audience by storm at their recent concert at the Buccleuch Centre. Playing a mixture of blues and jazz with great numbers from Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller and George and Ira Gershwin, the performers left the audience begging for more. A chance to chat to the duo during the interval and after the performance was also much appreciated by their fans. We look forward to welcoming them back again in the near future.

They draw out the beauty in rich melodies and play the music with taste, sensitivity and a real affection for the idiom.

SCOTT YANOW
L.A. JAZZ SCENE AND ALL MUSIC

When Jeff Barnhart walked into our Great Hall one day and began to play magic on our Steinway, we immediately asked if he’d like to give a proper performance. That’s when he introduced us to Anne Barnhart, explained that she played the flute and sang, and that they were known as Ivory & Gold. We booked them on the spot. But we had no idea how wonderful they would be until the night of the performance, when they presented a gorgeously eclectic program laced with humor and stories, together with music that was at times playful, at others so moving that the audience was captivated, completely silent, until they were on their feet clapping. When Anne positioned her flute so that the notes resonated in the body of the piano, we were mesmerized. We know they’ll perform a completely different program when they return, but we are sure it will be just as wonderful.

LAUREN WOLK, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

Anne, the way you caress a melody is pure joy!

BOB WILBER, international jazz legend

Your performances were superb–my first chance to see Ivory&Gold in person. Musically flawless.

MAX MORATH

Attendees at Thursday night's cabaret came to listen to two talented musicians; they left fulfilled beyond their expectations. We knew that these two artists were going to entertain us with the music we had experienced one way or another in our lifetime, but we were not prepared for the performance that happened that evening. Magic came out of the flute and piano. The audience did not move, giving focus to the sounds and rhythm coming from these artists and instruments performing as one. Although most of the songs were familiar, there was a new feel, a new tone, and the interplay between Anne and Jeffrey sparked the music even more. We have to have Ivory&Gold back not just because they are extremely talented, but because their talents are so rare.

Anne and Jeff, I wanted to tell you how phenomenal you were when you played for Tri-State. In my opinion and that of other attendees, the concert was one of the best, if not the best, Tri-State has offered in its 20 year history.

BILL WALLACE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY (NJ)

Your performance was mesmerizing.

CYNTHIA BEAUDETTE
THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL (IA)

Your performance at the Finke Theatre was outstanding!

MARJ FRIEDMEYER, SHOW CHAIR
FINKE THEATRE (California, MO)

You are great people with great personalities, fantastic artists, highly skilled and staying so modest, and you build bridges in the world to bring peace to every place you go. It’s needed so badly in the world. Thanks for your contributions to a peaceful and better world through music, with your motivated and intercultural contributions.

MATTHIAS WEINGART, FORMER SWISS AMBASSADOR TO RWANDA

Thank you so much for a fantastic Christmas party; you and Anne were, as usual, absolutely wonderful. Thank you again for your music and your wonderful professionalism!